MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	285% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '20 at 01:18
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 860 85% 696 Pts	64-Core 1,110 69% 1,110 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 152 Parallax 142 114% 145 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 138 Splatting 111 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1767 880 892 901 896 901 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,591 Write 2,388 Mixed 1,866 SusWrite 1,039 441% 1,971 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 77 252% 86.3 MB/s	DQ Read 950 DQ Write 800 DQ Mixed 874 655% 874 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 340%
WDC WD10EZEX-08WN4A0 240GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 223GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 197 156 157 159 158 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 455 Write 344 Mixed 321 SusWrite 194 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 37.6 4K Mixed 18.6 75% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 96.7 DQ Mixed 41 49% 85.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 96%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 475GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 153 151 153 153 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 149 Mixed 104 SusWrite 152 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 109%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 917GB free Firmware: AX003M SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 112 112 113 112 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 103 Write 106 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 111 65% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 62%
SDM8SI120A 120GB 111GB free Firmware: R0817A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 433 430 436 438 434 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD 04CD F4-2666C19-16GIS 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 29.4 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 46.8 SC Mixed 30.8 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) - $190

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,397x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,332x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,438x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,414x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,027x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	848x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	847x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	643x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	615x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	413x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $807

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16